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Lukashenko to hold talks with Iranian president on 20 August
19.08.2025
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is set to hold negotiations with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on 20 August. The Iranian head of state is expected to arrive in Minsk on an official visit on 19 August, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.
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CIS to host CIS summit in September
19.08.2025
A meeting of the CIS Heads of Government Council of will take place in Minsk on 29 September, CIS Secretary General Sergei Lebedev told reporters, BelTA learned.
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Belarus’ Dmitruk advances in US Open qualifiers
19.08.2025
Belarus’ world number 240 Kristina Dmitruk has made a strong start in the US Open qualifiers, BelTA has learned.
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Belarus updates composition of collegiate bodies based on portfolio principle
19.08.2025
Belarusian President Aleksnadr Lukashenko signed Decree No.309 «On Changes to the Composition of Collegiate Bodies» on 18 August, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.
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Belarus hosting Indonesian parliamentary delegation
19.08.2025
At the invitation of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus, an Indonesian parliamentary delegation led by Chairman of the bilateral cooperation group between the People’s Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia and the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus Isfhan Taufik Munggaran, is visiting Belarus on 18-22 August, BelTA learned from the press service of the House of Representatives.
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Former CSTO chief: CSTO has many partners
18.08.2025
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has many partners, Nikolai Bordyuzha, Chairman of the Coordinating Council of the Eurasian Information and Analytical Consortium, former CSTO secretary general, said at a press conference in Moscow on 18 August, BelTA learned.
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Retail trade in Belarus up by 8.6% in January-July 2025
18.08.2025
In January-July 2025 retail trade in Belarus totaled Br57.3 billion, up by 8.6% from the same period of last year in comparable prices, BelTA learned from the National Statistical Committee of Belarus.
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Belarusian tennis players begin US Open qualifiers
18.08.2025
The US Open, the season’s final Grand Slam tournament, begins its qualifying rounds in New York on 18 August, BelTA reports.
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Belarus welcomes over 154,000 visa-waiver travelers since 1 Jan 2025
18.08.2025
Since 1 January 2025, Belarus has hosted 154,331 travelers from 38 countries included in the visa-waiver program. Most travelers came from Belarus’ neighboring countries: Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee.
